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A tractor trailer truck lies on its side in the median of U.S. Route 13 in Cheriton, Va., while a fire engine responds to a nearby campground after a severe storm passed through the area, Thursday, July 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Eastern Shore News, Jay Diem) NO SALES

Eder said she left the campground before the full force of the storm hit.

Eder's father, Fire Chief David Eder, told her from the scene that the storm felled trees and flipped at least two campers.

Geller said people at the campground were being taken by bus to a nearby school for shelter.

Brian Coy, a spokesman for Gov. Terry McAuliffe, said the administration was closely monitoring the situation and had received reports of severe damage at the campground with trees on top of campers.

Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert said crews also were responding to reports of boats overturned in the water in the area. Good Samaritans pulled at least three people from the water, he said, though their conditions were unknown.

A reporter at the scene said the road to the campground was blocked by police.